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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 10:38:32 GMT
Morning, Guys.
Nice sunny morning down here in Wiltshire.
Not a lot is showing on the screen today at 10.30Z.
"RCH940" C-17A 06-6157 [AE145B] is almost into Mildenhall
Four of the Oregon F-15Cs have finally managed to depart at silly o'clock, accompanied by three Mildenhall tankers (which will RTB). See separate thread.
"RRR4528" Atlas ZM406 [43C5E0] departed Prestwick and routed down over the South coast and is currently plotting over Southern France.
"DRAGN51" U-2S 80-1080 has departed Fairford out over France. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 10:56:30 GMT
The first of the "GOLD" tankers is returning.
10.55Z "GOLD82" KC-135R 61-0267 [AE07AE] is coming up through France at FL400, plotting E of Paris. 11.14Z Crossing the French coast by the Somme, descending through DL347, heading > ROTNO. 11.23Z Passing ROTNO, heading (apparently) > BKY. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 11:20:42 GMT
11.19Z "CNV6861" C-40A 165836 [AE1252] is plotting over DAWLY at FL250, heading > VLN
11.22Z Passing VLN descending, heading (at present) Eastbound along the A303. 11.26Z Turned North up TR1...Passing over Warminster, descending through FL142.....looks like inbound Brize Norton. 11.28Z Visual OTT Melksham descending through FL090, heading due North. 
12.56Z Airborne again plotting S of Swindon climbing through FL153, heading towards Newbury (at present). 13.01Z Just passed over Hook, climbing through FL257, heading > SFD(?) 13.05Z Crossing the coast at Worthing now at FL330, heading > VEULE. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 11:39:50 GMT
11.37Z "CTM1757 EMB.121AA 054 [3B773E] Northbound at FL140 crossing the Channel, heading > ROTNO.
11.41Z Passing ROTNO, heading > BPK.
15.15Z On its way back, now over the Channel at FL209, heading > ETRAT. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 11:46:08 GMT
11.44Z "RSF602" C-130H 1630 [710259] coming up through France at FL200. Plotting SE of Grenoble........inbound Warton.
13.12Z Crossing the French coast N of Le Touquet, heading > SANDY. 13.20Z Crossing the coast by Dymchurch, heading > BPK. 13.42Z Passing over Bedford, heading NNW. 13.59Z Plotting SW of Chesterfield at FL120.
16.14Z Passing over Macclesfield at FL110.........looks like it is re-positioning to EMA. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 11:50:40 GMT
11.50Z "RCH971" C-17A 08-8191 [AE2FA3] Westbound at FL280, crossing the Dutch coast by Hook of Holland, heading > NAVPI.
12.021Z Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM. 12.16Z Over MAM and turned SW for EXMOR. 12.26Z Passing over Towcester ...........Not trailing. 12.43Z Now at FL300, crossing the Somerset coast at Minehead and curving West. 12.49Z Exiting the coast over Saunton, heading West. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 12:30:48 GMT
12.30Z "RRR2152" Voyager ZZ333 [43C6F6] Northbound out of Brize Norton, passing E of Leominster climbing through FL230.
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 12:47:53 GMT
12.47Z "RCH964" C-17A 01-0196 [AE10BF] Westbound at FL340, crossing the Dutch coast by Hook of Holland, heading > NAVPI.
12.59Z Passing NAVPI and turning for MAM. 13.15Z Passing MAM and turned SW for EXMOR. 13.28Z Passing S of Banbury. ...........Curving off towards Chepstow 12.38Z Visual from Melksham whilst over Chepstow.......big trail |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 13:03:59 GMT
13.02Z "PLF034" C.295M 017 [48D846] shortly landing at Biggin Hill on the Thursday "naughty boys" flight.
15.12Z On its way back. Passing over CLN climbing through FL154, heading > REDFA. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 13:58:12 GMT
13.56Z "PULPY21" MC_130J 11-5737 [AE4E1D] Westbound over the North Sea at FL120, heading towards Orford Ness......RTB Mildenhall from Scandinavia.
13.59Z Crossed the coast at Aldeburgh, heading > LAPRA.....and home. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 14:05:59 GMT
14.05Z "RCH967" KC-135R 62-3542 [AE0486] Westbound at FL380 crossing the Dutch coast N of HSD, heading > GORLO > LAM (it now looks like)
14.23Z Over the Thames estuary and heading > BIG 14.29Z Passing just S of BIG, heading (at present) > SAM. 14.38Z Passing SAM and turned for BUMUX (in the general direction of Bude)....climbing to FL400. 14.42Z Visual from Melksham whilst NE of Blandford Forum.....nice trail. 14.51Z Passing BUMUX and turned for GITUS. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 14:12:58 GMT
14.11Z "BAF667" C-130H CH-07 [44F427] Westbound at FL240, passing KOPUL for LAM.
14.21Z Passing LAM and turning NW towards BEDFO > LESTA.. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 14:57:05 GMT
Looks like a repeat of yesterday. NOTAMs are up for refuelling over Devon/Cornwall. Pity the AWACS is the same.
14.53Z "NATO11" E-3A LX-N90459 [4D03D0] just passed NAVPI at FL280 and turned for EA1 > MAM.......accompanied by
"ESSO75" KC-135R 63-8018 [AE050A] at FL280 still heading > NAVPI
15.00Z KC-135 just passed NAVPI and turned for EA1 > MAM. 15.08Z AWACS passing MAM descending to FL240 and turned for BZN. KC-135 passing EA1 also descending to FL240. 15.13Z KC-135 passing over MAM and turned for BZN. 15.24Z AWACS over BZN, heading > VLN. 15.28Z KC-135 over BZN, heading > VLN. 15.28Z Visual on AWACS over Melksham. 15.32Z Visual on KC-135 over Melksham. 15.34Z AWACS over VLN and turning into a LH circuit and climbing to FL250 (to get into position behind the KC-135) before going down over refuelling area 15.36Z KC-135 Just short of VLN and turned down refuelling area.
16.44Z KC-135 on its way back. Passing over Warminster at FL240, heading up TR1 for MAM > NAVPI and back to Geilenkirchen. 16.47Z AWACS passing over Mere at FL240, heading up TR1 for MAM.
17.38Z KC-135 has gone home and the AWACS seems to be doing ILS approaches at Mildenhall. 19.07Z Playtime over.....AWACS plotting over Norwich climbing through FL255, heading > NAVPI.
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 15:52:59 GMT
15.48Z The Turkmenistan Merlin has gone past heading SW towards Yeovil.
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 15:54:19 GMT
15.49Z "RCH460" C-17A 09-9206 [AE49C1] Westbound at FL300 passing MAM for EXMOR.
16.08Z Passing over Bristol. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 16:30:36 GMT
16.30Z "RCH718" C-17A 00-0175 [AE0811] Westbound at FL320, crossing the Dutch coast by Hook of Holland, heading > NAVPI........no longer Altus based, is at McGuire.
16.40Z Passing NAVPI and turned for MAM. 17.06Z Passing S of Banbury. 17.16Z Visual from Melksham whilst over Dursley.......trailing 17.30Z Exiting the coast over HPT. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 17:00:00 GMT
16.58Z "CNV4801" C-40A 168981 [AE5719] Westbound at FL400, crossing the French coast by Le Touquet, heading towards Hastings
17.05Z Crossing the coast at Hastings, heading (at present) towards CPT. 17.30Z Passing BCN for STU. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 17:01:45 GMT
16.58Z "RCH944" C-17A 08-8195 [AE2FA7] Eastbound at FL350, crossing the Welsh coast near Llanelli, heading > TOPRO > MAM.
17.21Z passing MAM for NAVPI. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 17:25:00 GMT
17.23Z "RCH649" 01-0187 [AE10B6] Eastbound at FL350, passing DIKAS and heading East at present.....and subsequently turned for MAM.
17.23Z Visual from Melksham whilst over DIKAS......trailing 17.50Z passing NAVPI for NOLRU. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 17:38:16 GMT
17.33Z KC-135Rs "QID539" 61-0321 [AE0262] and "QID540" 60-0324 [AE0480Z] airborne from Mildenhall to refuel B-52Hs "MYTEE33/34" going through the Med.
17.37Z At FL240, passing Newport Pagnell, heading for BZN > VLN. 17.43Z Passing over BZN 17.47Z Visual on both passing over Melksham....line astern 17.52Z Passing VLN and continuing track for BRIPO 17.54Z Crossing the coast at Bridport, heading towards Brest. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 18:03:52 GMT
Some I missed earlier:-
"SVF632" Tp100C 100008 [4A81F4] did a lunchtime round trip CBG - BZZ - CBG before departing this afternoon to the East.
"RRR2148" Voyager ZZ331 [43C6F4] departed Brize Norton this afternoon out over France.
"TUAF106" C650 (93-)004 [4B8209] departed Northolt this afternoon out over DVR.
The afternoon has been quite hectic. LOL.
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 18:08:01 GMT
18.05Z (no callsign showing) C-130J 10-5771 [AE54C8] Eastbound at FL290 just passed over LEE, heading (roughly) towards OTR.......callsign should be "RCH305"
18.15Z Just past OTR and heading down to EVELI |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 18:22:22 GMT
18.15Z "RRR6603" C-17 ZZ171 [43C171] Westbound through Germany at FL370, plotting NW of Frankfurt.
18.52Z Crossing the Belgian coast NE of Ostend, heading > KOPUL. 19.17Z Passing just N of Reading at FL180, heading > CPT.........for Brize Norton. |
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Post by rh226 on Mar 9, 2017 20:21:23 GMT
And the next "GOLD" returns to Mildenhall
20.19Z "GOLD81" KC-135R 57-2605 [AE04FB] is Westbound through the Czech Republic, plotting over Brno.
21.39Z Is over the North Sea approximately at GORLO for RINIS > LAPRA......and home. |
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